Somewhere in the world there lies a perfect balance between pop and punk music. The Nearly Deads seem to have found this perfect mix and are taking it on the road to share it with the world, along with a splash of their own personalized zombie culture.
Two weeks into their current tour to support their recent album, Invisible Tonight, Nashville’s The Nearly Deads had a surprise stop in Washington, DC for a show at The Treehouse Lounge. It’s a real treat for me to get to see a band like The Nearly Deads at a smaller place like this one—it doesn’t get more intimate than watching a band perform their set five feet in front of you. You get to take in all the little nuances that you normally don’t get to experience on larger stages. Stuff like their whispers to each other in between songs as well as the breaths they take in-between vocal runs…really cool stuff, I love it.
With her bright, smooth voice and good looks, Theresa Jeane fronts this band with style and with ease. She certainly has all the necessary charisma and her amazing vocal range cut right to the top of the mix during Wednesday night’s performance. She has somewhat of this grungy-grit to her obviously trained voice that is really mesmerizing. As a band, The Nearly Deads fall comparatively somewhere in the realm of acts like The Distillers and Paramore, but with a fresh twist—a perfect mix of progressive pop and zombie-punk.
At this point, the band is fully independent but are no strangers to national tours, having a Van’s Warped Tour and a Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour under their belt. With the launch of their current national run, the band is fully paying for the tour with revenue made on the road.
While The Nearly Deads romp along with their tight, well constructed arrangements from Steve Tobi (lead guitar) and Javier Garza Jr. (rhythm guitar), the band is actually very heavy at times, and with her poignant punctuation and the brightness of her vocals, Theresa Jeane hits exactly the right spots and flawlessly makes sense of the whole thing. This band is primed for bigger stages and the next time they come through DC, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them on one.
The Nearly Deads are certainly an act to follow. If you haven’t checked them out yet, they are easy to find online. In fact, this is one independent band that is doing things properly. They are on every social media channel that matters and they have some fun, high-production style videos on their Youtube page and website.
